Olé Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 So what happened when he left City? What was he expecting? Just looking for a more professional diagnosis? The City injury thing is done to death but this guy literally terminated a deal on the basis of a long term injury. For a 36 yo to call it quits yet wait only to now to call off his career is a very bad reflection of our medical team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Perhaps he was just knackered. Not sure we can blame this on the medical team. They're not miracle workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydered Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 I may be reading/missing something/understanding this the wrong way. Were the medical staff not right though? A few months on and he has retired suggests they got it right surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 I thought he'd retired a year ago...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 I guess if he had stayed here he would have been paid a salary until now as he was only on a seasons contract. By leaving early they came to some agreement to terminate it perhaps. It might have saved us money and left him able to seek other opportunities for employment and even manage his own treatment. If he had stayed here he would have had to follow the clubs medical advice and understanderbly possibly he had little faith in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agard Days Night Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Player in waits to the end of the season to retire shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 6 hours ago, Lydered said: I may be reading/missing something/understanding this the wrong way. Were the medical staff not right though? A few months on and he has retired suggests they got it right surely? Yes, but why let that get in the way of a good conspiracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 8 hours ago, Olé said: So what happened when he left City? What was he expecting? Just looking for a more professional diagnosis? The City injury thing is done to death but this guy literally terminated a deal on the basis of a long term injury. For a 36 yo to call it quits yet wait only to now to call off his career is a very bad reflection of our medical team. If I recall the reason he gave for leaving was because, as long as he remained signed to the club, he would have had to come to Bristol every day for treatment and, due to the rules of football and COVID, he could not go to a club closer to home for treatment. By tearing up his contract, he could get treatment at West Brom instead as he was no longer part of a Bristol City bubble. Our medical team had its flaws last season but I think that holds up as a valid reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 10 hours ago, Olé said: So what happened when he left City? What was he expecting? Just looking for a more professional diagnosis? The City injury thing is done to death but this guy literally terminated a deal on the basis of a long term injury. For a 36 yo to call it quits yet wait only to now to call off his career is a very bad reflection of our medical team. Wasn't there something similar with Mica Richards when he was at Villa, everyone knew he was never going to play again, but he had to be seen to be receiving treatment so some sort of insurance policy could be paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 5 hours ago, LondonBristolian said: If I recall the reason he gave for leaving was because, as long as he remained signed to the club, he would have had to come to Bristol every day for treatment and, due to the rules of football and COVID, he could not go to a club closer to home for treatment. By tearing up his contract, he could get treatment at West Brom instead as he was no longer part of a Bristol City bubble. Our medical team had its flaws last season but I think that holds up as a valid reason. He also may have wanted to see how he felt once recovered from the injury and whether he felt he could still play (or wanted to) for another year or 2 if he found a new club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted May 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Wasn't there something similar with Mica Richards when he was at Villa, everyone knew he was never going to play again, but he had to be seen to be receiving treatment so some sort of insurance policy could be paid. Thanks, that's a good explanation. The point I was making (badly) wasn't a conspiracy theory but just whether we should read anything into the delay to this retirement, for example that he'd harboured hopes of rehabilitating elsewhere away from City and playing again after leaving us. He called it quits on his City contract, I didn't expect there was any legal reason he couldn't retire at the same time if that was always his plan. It's not like we were treating him anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agard Days Night Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Lead balloon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Wasn't there something similar with Mica Richards when he was at Villa, everyone knew he was never going to play again, but he had to be seen to be receiving treatment so some sort of insurance policy could be paid. I imagine the other thing is he would need treatment anyway, regardless of if he played again if he goes through the steps of trying to play again, he’d get a better quality of treatment from sports injury professionals with - as you say - the bonus of insurance covering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, Agard Days Night said: Lead legs Edited for accuracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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